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Harold II Godwin King of England 1022–1066 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1022

Birth Location: Wessex, England

Death Date: 14 October 1066

Death Location: Senlac Hill, Sussex England

Father: Godwin Wessex

Mother: Gytha Thorkelsdottir

Spouse(s): Edith Swanneck

Children(s): Gytha Godwin

The story of Harold II Godwin King of England began in 1022 in Wessex, England. Harold II Godwin King of England married Edith The Fair Swanneck, and had children including Gytha Of Wessex Godwin. Harold II Godwin King of England passed away in 1066 in Senlac Hill, Sussex England.

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Biography

  • The story of Harold II Godwin King of England began in 1022 in Wessex, England.
  • Harold II Godwin King of England married Edith The Fair Swanneck, and had children including Gytha Of Wessex Godwin.
  • Harold II Godwin King of England passed away in 1066 in Senlac Hill, Sussex England.

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Harold England's Ancestors

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Harold England
1022–1066
Birth Place: Wessex, England
Parents
Godwin Godwin Earl of Wessex
–1053
Gytha Thorkelsdottir
–1069
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Harold England's Descendants

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Harold (II Godwin King of) England (1022–14 October 1066) m. Edith (the Fair) Swanneck (1025–1066)
  1. 1. Gytha (of Wessex) Godwin 1053–1098 m. Vladimir (II Monomakh Rurik Grand Prince of Kievan) Rus 1053–1125
    1. 1. Mstislav (I Rurik Grand Prince of) Kiev 1076–1132 m. Liubava Zavidich 1100–1167
      1. 1. Euphrosyne (of Kiev Rurik Queen of) Hungary 1130–1193 m. Geza (Arpad King of Hungary and) Croatia 1130–1162
        1. 1. Bela (III Arpad of) Hungary 1148–1196 m. Agnes (Chatillon Queen of) Hungary 1154–1184

Harold England's Timeline

2 Records

1022
1022
Birth of Harold II Godwin King of England in Wessex, England
Wessex, England
1066
14 October 1066
Age 44
Death of Harold II Godwin King of England in Senlac Hill, Sussex England
Senlac Hill, Sussex England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1022
    Event Place: Wessex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 October 1066
    Event Place: Senlac Hill, Sussex England

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